Matthew Moran is a Research Associate at King's College London. He holds a PhD in French Studies from University College London and his research interests span a range of contemporary French social and political issues. Matthew is co-editor of Le mensonge: Multidisciplinary Perspectives in French Studies (CSP, 2010).

The riots that shook England in 2011 are beginning to fade from memory, but the causes won’t disappear as quickly. The UK should look to France, where the anger and frustration that erupted in 2005 still simmers below the surface

Today sees a ban on the full Islamic veil come into force in France. The culmination of a lengthy and highly politicised process, the new law reveals the xenophobic currents that lie beneath the polished veneer of the French republican model.

Matthew Moran is a Research Associate at King's College London. He holds a PhD in French Studies from University College London and his research interests span a range of contemporary French social and political issues. Matthew is co-editor of Le mensonge: Multidisciplinary Perspectives in French Studies (CSP, 2010).